Senior Administrative Officer 1 - Remuneration Package Range $160,413 - $178,993
(including salary $136,380 - $152,357)
Workforce Strategy Implementation
Darwin
One full time ongoing vacancy is available
This position is only available to Aboriginal applicants.

Are you an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander leader who is passionate about creating meaningful and lasting change?

The Department of Education and Training is seeking an experienced and strategic leader to bring Aboriginal perspectives, cultural knowledge and lived experience to workforce strategy and planning across the Northern Territory education system. This is a unique chance to inform change, influence workforce priorities and contribute to initiatives that strengthen Aboriginal workforce outcomes.

For the purposes of this advertisement, the term ‘Aboriginal’ is used inclusively to refer to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, while recognising and respecting their distinct identities, cultures and experiences.

About the Role

As the Assistant Director, Aboriginal Workforce Strategy and Planning, you will lead a specialist Aboriginal team, drawing on their cultural knowledge, lived experience and Aboriginal ways of knowing, being and doing to inform strategic workforce planning, advice, analysis and stakeholder engagement.

You will provide culturally grounded leadership and strategic advice that informs long-term Aboriginal workforce planning, policy and initiatives, bringing together workforce evidence, Aboriginal perspectives and voice to support meaningful and sustainable change.

Working within the Workforce Strategy Implementation Unit, you will have the opportunity to bring Aboriginal perspectives into workforce conversations and decision-making and contribute to approaches that strengthen attraction, development, retention, career progression and workforce capability.

You will work collaboratively with senior leaders, schools, government agencies, Aboriginal communities and other partners, building trusted relationships and contributing your knowledge and perspective to shared workforce priorities across the education system and broader NT Public Sector.

What You'll Bring

- Leadership that builds confidence and capability and fosters supportive, collaborative working relationships.





- Experience in workforce strategy, planning and policy.

- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.

- The ability to engage, influence and build effective partnerships.

- Cultural knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal communities and contexts.

- A commitment to strengthening Aboriginal workforce outcomes.

Why This Role Matters

- Bring Aboriginal leadership, cultural knowledge and lived experience into workforce planning and decision-making.

- Inform workforce policy and priorities across the education system.

- Connect Aboriginal perspectives, community voice and workforce evidence to support informed decision-making.

- Contribute to the attraction, development, retention and career progression of Aboriginal employees.

- Help strengthen a capable, culturally responsive and sustainable education workforce.

What you’ll receive

You will receive a competitive remuneration package including 12% superannuation, 6 weeks recreation leave, 3 weeks personal leave, 17.5% annual leave loading and additional paid Christmas closedown leave, together with flexible work options and a supportive leadership team and peer network.

The NTPS also offers leave provisions that recognise and support family, kinship, cultural and community responsibilities, including Foster and Kinship Carers Leave, 5 days paid kinship obligation leave each year, 5 days unpaid cultural and ceremonial leave each year, and support to participate in NAIDOC Week activities. These benefits support your wellbeing, cultural responsibilities and work-life balance while you build a rewarding, long-term career with the Northern Territory Public Sector.

For full employment conditions and eligibility requirements, refer to the NTPS Enterprise Agreement 2025-2029.

Join the Territory

- Based in Darwin, on the lands of the Larrakia people, you’ll enjoy a vibrant, multicultural and diverse community,



a relaxed Territory lifestyle and the opportunity to play an active part in a thriving community, while contributing to the outcomes of students and young Territorians.

- Aboriginal culture is deeply reflected in the Territory's landscapes, histories, art, celebrations, communities and social fabric, providing a rich and meaningful context for leadership and engagement.

- Across the Territory’s vast, remote and very remote landscapes and vibrant modern communities, you will have the opportunity to work within an education system that reflects the diversity, strengths and aspirations of the people and communities it serves.

- Explore what it means to live and work in the Territory through: Join the Territory

What's Required

This is a designated position under the Department of Education and Training’s Special Measures Recruitment Plan and can only be held by a person who self-identifies as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

Applications must include:

- A one-page summary about you.

- A detailed resume.

- Copies of relevant qualifications.

- Confirmation in the online recruitment system that you are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

- Attach a copy of the required statutory declaration or a Confirmation of Aboriginality.

A Working with Children Clearance Notice (Ochre Card), or the ability to obtain one, is also required.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Bring your leadership, cultural knowledge and lived experience and perspective to a role where you can inform thinking, influence workforce priorities and contribute to meaningful and lasting change across the Northern Territory education system.

Join us and be part of strengthening the Aboriginal workforce that supports students, young Territorians and communities.

For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Tracey Mehonoshen on 08 •••• •523 or [email protected]

Quote vacancy number: 25728
Closing date: 26/10/2026

Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.

For a copy of the Job Description or to view career opportunities in the Northern Territory Government please visit https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Search

📌 Assistant Director, Aboriginal Workforce Strategy and Planning (Darwin)
🏢 Department of Education and Training
📍 Darwin